1 Topic by baboo

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Topic: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

I'm at work and have only access to XP running machines :-/

Can I, an in that case HOW, create a LiveUSB, so I can boot from it and repartition some laptops without CD-ROMs?

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2 Reply by LarryT

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

Could you first try to read the doc about that ?
:-/
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/liveusb.php

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

Well... I have!

How do you create a FAT16 partition from XP?! Can you? and the you should execute syslinux, which is not an standard win32 command.

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

I believe you can run syslinux under sygwin. For creating a fat16 partition on your USB pen drive it should be supported by the manufacturer or look up the utility on HP's site.

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

baboo isn't the only one that has this problem.  The documentation for the liveusb is really terrible if you are a noob like myself.  My favorite step is
"(4) UMOUNT the usb stick and execute this command:
syslinux -s /dev/sda1"
Because I have absolutley no idea what that means.  I'm sure that I'll be able to stumble my way through steps 1 - 3, but step for is beyond me.

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6 Reply by LarryT

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

Thx to tell it  : asap i will make changes to make it cool even for newbies :-p ...
Please be kind enough to tell if something else makes problem !

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

Larry, I believe I've sorted this out for you: http://gparted-forum.surf4.info/viewtopic.php?id=202 , just cut and paste :-)))

In change... could you please help me in the additional doubt I have and that I mention in my topic ? Also (am I demanding too much for very little I did?) I aim to have a "swiss knife" in Linux; is there a simple way to add to LiveUsb additional Linux programs ?

Jokes apart I would be grateful if you could point me to the right documentation

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

If you use XP, enter this code in the commandprompt: diskmgmt.msc

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9 Reply by whatexcusenow

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

I followed these directions to a T, and my computer is still refusing to recognize the usb drive as a bootable device, even though the bios fully supports usb booting, it even has a menu for selecting which device to boot from, USB or IDE CD-ROM, IDE or SATA drive, and USB Drive. I've done the whole syslinux -s G: deal, and the files are intact on the usb stick, in FAT16 format. What is going wrong?

10 Reply by LarryT

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Re: Howto create LiveUSB from XP?

I personaly had some problem with new keys which are formated using 2048 bs and not 512 !
Maybe  this is your trip

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